๐ฌ๐ฆ 18 Great Facts about Gabon
Want to learn a little more about the countries of the world and improve your chances of winning the next pub quiz? Take a look at these 18 fun facts about Gabon!
- Gabon is a Sovereign State on the west coast of Africa.
- It shares a border with Equatorial Guinea to the north-west, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south and the Gulf of Guinea to the west.
- Gabon has an area of 103,347 square miles (267,667 square kilometers).

Flag about Gabon
- The coordinates for Gabon are 0.3833ยฐ N, 9.4500ยฐ
- This African country had a population of 2.226 million in 2020.
- Gabon’s capital city is called Libreville, which had a population of 703,940 in 2013.
- The terrain here is flat coastal plains, with rainforests and hills inland and savannah to the east and south.
- Because it lies directly on the equator, Gabon enjoys a tropical climate with year round hot and humid weather. Sounds incredible!
- There is an amazing 550 miles (885 kilometers) of coastline to explore here, with incredible sandy beaches and beautiful blue seas. We want to go!

The Gaboon Viper – a highly venomous snake found in the rainforests and savannas of sub-Saharan Africa.
- Gabon is lucky enough to be home to around 80% of Africaโs Gorilla population!
- The average life expectancy here is 66.1 years (2016).
- Like many other African countries, the currency of Gabon is the CFA franc.
- French is the official language of Gabon. Oui, monsieur! You will find, however, that Fang, Myene, Nzebi, Bapounou/Eschira and Bandjabi are spoken here too! Think weโll stick to French for now!
- Gabon has many ancient tribes amongst its population, with the 4 main ones being Fang, Bapounou, Nzebi and Obamba. Incredible!
- They grow cacao, coffee, okoume (tropical softwood) and sugar, rear cattle, catch fish and produce palm oil here.
- The countryโs industry consists of chemicals, petroleum extraction and refining and manganese and gold mining.
- Gabon exports crude oil, manganese, uranium and timber.
- The international dialling code for Gabon is +241.
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